This is a home-based headquarted position. Alternate reporting location may be requested.
Sacramento- 715 P Street, 20th Floor, CNRA Building, Sacramento CA 95814
San Francisco Office - 455 Golden Gate Avenue, Ninth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94102
LA Office - 3950 Paramount Blvd, Suite 210, Lakewood, CA 90712
Are you looking to make a difference and join a highly motivated team working on issues critical to ensuring the safety and sustainability of California? The Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety’s Environmental Science Division is seeking a Senior Environmental Scientist Specialist to analyze compliance with vegetation management commitments in electrical utility Wildfire Mitigation Plans (WMP).
The Environmental Science Division is responsible for evaluating the vegetation management aspects of utility WMPs, assessing performance in meeting vegetation management-related commitments described in the WMPs, and ensuring that each utility is reducing its risk of igniting a catastrophic wildfire. To this end, Division scientists review regulatory filings and utility procedures, analyze reported data, perform audits, conduct field inspections, publish findings, and engage with the utilities and interested parties. Division scientists serve as subject-matter experts in utility vegetation management and environmental policy related to wildfire risk reduction. Our team of scientists is highly collaborative and works closely with the Compliance Assurance, Electrical Safety Policy, and Data Analytics Divisions.
Under general direction of the Senior Environmental Scientist Supervisor of the Inspections & Investigations Branch the incumbent will lead inspections of vegetation near electrical infrastructure, write and review inspection reports, lead development of inspection plans to ensure electrical corporation compliance with approved Wildfire Mitigation Plans (WMPs) and other regulatory requirements of the Department associated with forestry, wildfire science, and the environment. Incumbent will also lead investigations into concerns raised by external parties and other potential WMP violations, conduct critical and/or sensitive scientific investigations and studies and prepare guidance, policy, planning, or regulatory documents and legislative proposals on issues of importance to the department. Incumbent will identify issues found in the field and elevate to the Supervisor with proposed recommendations. The incumbent will provide guidance to and assist the branch Environmental Scientists with document reviews and deliverables prior to submittal to management. The incumbent will develop and maintain positive relationships with internal and external agency partners. The incumbent will be the subject matter expert on vegetation management programs to ensure electrical utility compliance with approved WMPs and other regulatory requirements of the Department associated with forestry, wildfire science, climate change and the environment.
This position is remote-centered and is eligible for telework up to 5 days a week, in accordance with the Statewide Telework Policy, and will be required to report to the office as needed/required. A teleworker is considered remote-centered if they work fifty percent or more of their time from an alternate work location. The successful candidate must reside in California upon appointment.
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.